Going On Impulse is a a short novel about a young adult named Aubrey who is learning how to deal with her recently diagnosed bipolar disorder. As she spends a month at the Eden Behavioral Health Center she comes to terms with her illness. With the help of staff members and other patients, she learns more about herself and what being bipolar truly means. 

The reader is taken on an emotional journey through the highs and lows of Aubrey's diagnosis. The chapters are broken into brief recollections of her time at the inpatient center and focuses on how mental illness affects each person differently. It is a story about struggle, self-awareness and self-love.